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Isaiah Solomon
AWC/2009020265401
Solomon participated in the sale of
securities outside his employment
at his member firm and failed to give written notice to his firm
of his intention to engage
in the transactions and obtain the firm’s authorization to engage
in such activities.
Solomon referred individuals, some of whom were his firm’s clients,
to an individual and
an entity so the customers could invest with the entity. The entity
initially claimed to offer foreign exchange trading opportunities,
but later claimed to
offer investments in a hedge fund that would engage in various
trading strategies; the
customers invested approximately $750,000 with the individual and
entity, and Solomon
also invested with the individual and entity. Solomon
introduced the customers to the individual, typically during a
conference call where the
individual promised guaranteed returns of 12 percent per year for
two years; Solomon
recommended the investment to most of the customers and received
$8,600 from the
entity for his efforts. Solomon
engaged in discussions with
the individual and the entity about possible employment with the
entity.
Isaiah Solomon : Fiend $15,000 (includes $8,600 disgorgement of financial benefit from sales); Suspended 18 months